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Agile, flexible and never afraid of controversial innovations (such
as abandoning traditional 'black tie' evening dress for its players
or giving amplified concerts with creative lighting at the
Hammersmith Apollo), the LCO has surfed the waves of history. It
has travelled from the early days of broadcasting - which other
orchestras shunned, fearing it spelt the end of 'live' music -
through the difficult days of the Second World War, when London's
largest concert hall was bombed, and the thrill of being invited to
play at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2011,
to a triumphant return and reinvention after the Covid-19 pandemic
when its comeback programmes included Concerto for Turntables by
the composer Sergei Prokofiev's grandson Gabriel Prokofiev,
featuring DJ Mr Switch. Author and music critic Jessica Duchen
traces the LCO's history from the beginning under its founding
conductor, the entrepreneurial Anthony Bernard from London's East
End, whose contacts included Britain's first female MP, the
American Nancy Astor (who kindly lent her house for the orchestra's
first concert) and leading composers like Edward Elgar and Ralph
Vaughan Williams, up to its current Artistic Director, Christopher
Warren-Green, who ensures the LCO continues to delight its devoted
audiences at home and abroad with an eclectic and diverse programme
of music. Over the years it has performed dozens of world or UK
premieres by composers including Stravinsky, Falla, Delius and even
Mozart. This engaging book teems with entertaining stories: the
composer who relished riding naked on a motor bike in the
Gloucestershire countryside, the oboe player who taught her
daughter's boyfriend, Paul McCartney, to play the recorder for a
much-loved Beatles song, and the times the LCO travelled the length
and breadth of the US in a country & western tour bus straight
out of Nashville. It adds up to a fascinating celebration of over
100 years of classical music, as well as giving unique insider
glimpses into this vibrant and much loved orchestra.
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Beethoven, A Life
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Jan Caeyers; Foreword by Daniel Hope; Translated by Brent Annable
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The authoritative Beethoven biography, endorsed by and produced in
close collaboration with the Beethoven-Haus Bonn, is timed for the
250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. With unprecedented access
to the archives at the Beethoven House in Bonn, renowned Beethoven
conductor and scholar Jan Caeyers expertly weaves together a deeply
human and complex image of Beethoven-his troubled youth, his
unpredictable mood swings, his desires, relationships, and
conflicts with family and friends, the mysteries surrounding his
affair with the "immortal beloved," and the dramatic tale of his
deafness. Caeyers also offers new insights into Beethoven's music
and its gradual transformation from the work of a skilled craftsman
into that of a consummate artist. Demonstrating an impressive
command of the vast scholarship on this iconic composer, Caeyers
brings Beethoven's world alive with elegant prose, memorable
musical descriptions, and vivid depictions of Bonn and Vienna-the
cities where Beethoven produced and performed his works. Caeyers
explores how Beethoven's career was impacted by the historical and
philosophical shifts taking place in the music world, and
conversely, how his own trajectory changed the course of the music
industry. Equal parts absorbing cultural history and lively
biography, Beethoven, A Life paints a complex portrait of the
musical genius who redefined the musical style of his day and went
on to become one of the great pillars of Western art music.
Combining the International Who's Who in Classical Music and the
International Who's Who in Popular Music, this two-volume set
provides a complete view of the whole of the music world. Within
the International Who's Who in Classical Music, each biographical
entry comprises personal information, principal career details,
repertoire, recordings and compositions, and full contact details
where available. Appendices provide contact details for national
orchestras, opera companies, music festivals, music organizations
and major competitions and awards. The International Who's Who in
Popular Music boasts detailed entries, including full biographical
information, such as principal career details, recordings and
compositions, honours and contact information.
Moira Bennett casts her perceptive, wry and amused eye over a
childhood and adolescence in South Africa and her years raising
sponsorship for the Aldeburgh Festival, the Barbican Centre and the
London Symphony Orchestra. In her early fifties, Moira Bennett was
widowed with a school-age son and in need of a job. With virtually
no previous working experience but full of energy and
determination, she found herself working at the Britten-Pears
Schoolat Snape, helping to run masterclasses for young professional
musicians studying with artists such as Peter Pears, Galina
Vishnevskaya, Mstislav Rostropovich, Hugues Cuenod and William
Pleeth. Her gift for arts administration - understanding the needs
of performers and audiences - was soon to become highly valued at
Aldeburgh, as she became the Registrar at the Britten-Pears School
and went on to create the post of Development Director in the early
days ofcommercial sponsorship of the arts. She was later invited to
take on a similar role at the Barbican Centre, supporting a series
of international arts festivals, before going on to work with the
London Symphony Orchestra. In 2012 the Bittern Press published
Moira Bennett's history of the Britten-Pears School, Making
Musicians, which Classical Music magazine made one its Books of the
Year. Now in her early nineties, Moira Bennett has written an
extraordinary autobiography, casting an astute eye over her
childhood and adolescence in South Africa, the impact of the Second
World War and the Apartheid years on the country, and her second,
'unexpected', life in the arts.
With a huge reward on the line, the Stockwell Park Orchestra will
need to play on a whole new scale to win big... After a brief and
disastrous Resident Poet episode, Stockwell Park Orchestra is
invited to take part in a TV competition for classical music. For a
GBP50,000 prize some competitors are tempted to stretch the genre
to 'crossover' and beyond. Can a full concert orchestra compete
with jazz bands, horn quartets, harp ensembles, and Mrs Ford-Hughes
singing in Portuguese with nine cellos? Or will the competition be
derailed by the poet's return, this time sporting live Ambient
Sounds? The TV producers aren't worried: they know a good fight
means great ratings. What was supposed to be a quirky diversion
threatens to take over the orchestra's rehearsals for their own
concert, but discovering a voting scam means they must fix things
in the TV studio first. What people are saying about Life, Death
and Cellos: "I was charmed... a very enjoyable read." Marian Keyes
"Life, Death and Cellos is a witty and irreverent musical romp,
full of characters I'd love to go for a pint with. I thoroughly
enjoyed getting to know the Stockwell Park Orchestra and can't wait
for the next book in the series." Claire King, author of The Night
Rainbow "Life, Death and Cellos is that rare thing - a funny music
book. Rogers knows the world intimately, and portrays it with
warmth, accuracy and a poetic turn of phrase. Sharp, witty and
richly entertaining." Lev Parikian, author of Why Do Birds Suddenly
Disappear? "With its retro humour bordering on farce, this novel
offers an escape into the turbulent (and bonkers) world of the
orchestra." Isabel Costello, author of Paris Mon Amour "Dodgy
post-rehearsal curries, friendly insults between musicians,
sacrosanct coffee-and-biscuit breaks, tedious committee meetings:
welcome to the world of the amateur orchestra. Throw in a stolen
Stradivarius, an unexpected fatality and the odd illicit affair and
you have Life, Death and Cellos, the first in a new series by
Isabel Rogers." Rebecca Franks, BBC Music Magazine "...a very funny
tale of musical shenanigans set in the febrile atmosphere of the
Stockwell Park Orchestra" Ian Critchley
The BBC Proms is the world's biggest and longest-running classical
music festival and one of the jewels in the crown for the BBC. Held
every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, it is one of the
strongest brand names in the music world and attracts a glittering
array of artists and orchestras. Whether you're a first-time
visitor or an experienced Prommer, watching at home or listening on
radio or online, the BBC Proms Guide will be an excellent companion
to a remarkable summer of music, which you can treasure and return
to in years to come. Filled with the latest programme details and
illuminating articles by leading experts, journalists and writers,
the BBC Proms Guide gives a wide-ranging insight into the
performers and repertoire, as well as thought-provoking opinion
pieces about audiences, music and music-making. The contents for
2021 include a specially commissioned short story by award-winning
author Chibundu Onuzo; an exploration of music and silence by
author, commentator and broadcaster Will Self; a celebration of the
history and influence of the iconic Royal Albert Hall 150 years
after its opening by historian, author, curator and television
presenter Lucy Worsley; a tribute to anniversary composer Igor
Stravinsky; and an article spotlighting the remarkable Kanneh-Mason
siblings (spearheaded by royal-wedding cellist Sheku).
Combining the International Who's Who in Classical Music and the
International Who's Who in Popular Music, this two-volume set
provides a complete view of the whole of the music world. Within
the International Who's Who in Classical Music, each biographical
entry comprises personal information, principal career details,
repertoire, recordings and compositions, and full contact details
where available. Appendices provide contact details for national
orchestras, opera companies, music festivals, music organizations
and major competitions and awards. The International Who's Who in
Popular Music boasts detailed entries, including full biographical
information, such as principal career details, recordings and
compositions, honours and contact information.
The International Who's Who in Classical Music 2019 is a vast
source of biographical and contact information for singers,
instrumentalists, composers, conductors, managers and more. Each
entrant has been given the opportunity to update his or her
information for the new improved 2019 edition. Each biographical
entry comprises personal information, principal career details,
repertoire, recordings and compositions, and full contact details
where available. Appendices provide contact details for national
orchestras, opera companies, music festivals, music organizations
and major competitions and awards. International Who's Who in
Classical Music includes individuals involved in all aspects of the
world of classical music: composers, instrumentalists, singers,
arrangers, writers, musicologists, conductors, directors and
managers. Key Features: - over 8,000 detailed biographical entries
- covers the classical and light classical fields - includes both
up-and-coming musicians and well-established names. This book will
prove valuable for anyone in need of reliable, up-to-date
information on the individuals and organizations involved in
classical music.
This is the first volume to explore the reception of the
Pythagorean doctrine of cosmic harmony within a variety of
contexts, ranging chronologically from Plato to 18th-century
England. This original collection of essays engages with
contemporary debates concerning the relationship between music,
philosophy, and science, and challenges the view that Renaissance
discussions on cosmic harmony are either mere repetitions of
ancient music theory or pre-figurations of the 'Scientific
Revolution'. Utilizing this interdisciplinary approach, Renaissance
Conceptions of Cosmic Harmony offers a new perspective on the
reception of an important classical theme in various cultural,
sequential and geographical contexts, underlying the continuities
and changes between Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
This project will be of particular interest within these emerging
disciplines as they continue to explore the ideological
significance of the various ways in which we appropriate the past.
This fully updated second edition is a selective annotated
bibliography of all relevant published resources relating to church
and worship music in the United States. Over the past decade, there
has been a growth of literature covering everything from
traditional subject matter such as the organ works of J.S. Bach to
newer areas of inquiry including folk hymnology, women and
African-American composers, music as a spiritual healer, to the
music of Mormon, Shaker, Moravian, and other smaller sects. With
multiple indices, this book will serve as an excellent tool for
librarians, researchers, and scholars sorting through the massive
amount of material in the field.
The International Who's Who in Classical Music 2016 is a vast
source of biographical and contact information for singers,
instrumentalists, composers, conductors, managers and more. Each
entrant has been given the opportunity to update his or her
information for the new improved 2016 edition. Each biographical
entry comprises personal information, principal career details,
repertoire, recordings and compositions, and full contact details
where available. Appendices provide contact details for national
orchestras, opera companies, music festivals, music organizations
and major competitions and awards. International Who's Who in
Classical Music includes individuals involved in all aspects of the
world of classical music: composers, instrumentalists, singers,
arrangers, writers, musicologists, conductors, directors and
managers. Key Features: - over 8,000 detailed biographical entries
- covers the classical and light classical fields - includes both
up-and-coming musicians and well-established names. This book will
prove valuable for anyone in need of reliable, up-to-date
information on the individuals and organizations involved in
classical music.
Informed by theories pertaining to transnational mobility,
ethnicity and race, gender, postcolonialism, as well as Japanese
studies, Transnational Musicians explores the way Japanese
musicians establish their transnational careers in the
hierarchically structured classical music world. Drawing on rich
material from multi-sited fieldwork and in-depth interviews with
Japanese artists in Japan, France and Poland, this study portrays
the structurally - and individually - conditioned opportunities and
constraints of becoming a transnational classical musician. It
shows how transnational artists strive to conciliate the
irreconcilable: their professional identification with the dominant
image of 'rootless' classical musicianship and their ethnocultural
affiliation with Japan. As such this book critically engages with
the neoliberal discourse on talent and meritocracy prevailing in
the creative/cultural industry, which promotes the common image of
cosmopolitan artists, whose high, universal skills allow them to
carry out their occupational activity internationally, regardless
of such prescriptive criteria as gender, ethnicity and race. Highly
interdisciplinary, this book will appeal to students and
researchers interested in such fields as migration, transnational
mobility, ethnicity and race in the creative/cultural sector,
gender studies, Japanese culture and other related social issues.
It will also be instructive for professionals from the world of
classical music, as well as ordinary readers passionate about
Japanese society.
The International Who's Who in Classical Music 2015 is a vast
source of biographical and contact information for singers,
instrumentalists, composers, conductors, managers and more. Each
entrant has been given the opportunity to update his or her
information for the new improved 2015 edition. Each biographical
entry comprises personal information, principal career details,
repertoire, recordings and compositions, and full contact details
where available. Appendices provide contact details for national
orchestras, opera companies, music festivals, music organizations
and major competitions and awards. Entries include individuals
involved in all aspects of the world of classical music: composers,
instrumentalists, singers, arrangers, writers, musicologists,
conductors, directors and managers. Key Features: - over 8,000
detailed biographical entries - covers the classical and light
classical fields - includes both up-and-coming musicians and
well-established names. This book will prove valuable for anyone in
need of reliable, up-to-date information on the individuals and
organizations involved in classical music.
Race and Gender in the Western Music History Survey: A Teacher's
Guide provides concrete information and approaches that will help
instructors include women and people of color in the typical music
history survey course and the foundational music theory classes.
This book provides a reconceptualization of the principles that
shape the decisions instructors should make when crafting the
syllabus. It offers new perspectives on canonical composers and
pieces that take into account musical, cultural, and social
contexts where women and people of color are present. Secondly, it
suggests new topics of study and pieces by composers whose work
fits into a more inclusive narrative of music history. A thematic
approach parallels the traditional chronological sequencing in
Western music history classes. Three themes include people and
communities that suffer from various kinds of exclusion: Locales
& Locations; Forms & Factions; Responses & Reception.
Each theme is designed to uncover a different cultural facet that
is often minimized in traditional music history classrooms but
which, if explored, lead to topics in which other perspectives and
people can be included organically in the curriculum, while not
excluding canonical composers.
The International Who's Who in Classical Music 2014 is a vast
source of biographical and contact information for singers,
instrumentalists, composers, conductors, managers and more. Each
entrant has been given the opportunity to update his or her
information for the new improved 2014 edition. Each biographical
entry comprises personal information, principal career details,
repertoire, recordings and compositions, and full contact details
where available. Appendices provide contact details for national
orchestras, opera companies, music festivals, music organizations
and major competitions and awards. Entries include individuals
involved in all aspects of the world of classical music: composers,
instrumentalists, singers, arrangers, writers, musicologists,
conductors, directors and managers. Key Features: over 8,000
detailed biographical entries covers the classical and light
classical fields includes both up-and-coming musicians and
well-established names. This book will prove valuable for anyone in
need of reliable, up-to-date information on the individuals and
organizations involved in classical music.
A continental tour of Europe doesn't go quite as planned! When
Stockwell Park Orchestra goes on tour to Europe, it proves a
challenge for even the most efficient German logistical planner. A
teenage stowaway, brass players falling in canals and a sabotaged
timpani van are all in a day's work for Ingrid Bauer of Note
Perfect Tours, but even she can't solve all the problems this week
throws at her. Maybe a bit of surprise Bach can calm the muddy
Brexit waters. She just has to fish out the musicians first. Praise
for The Stockwell Park Orchestra Series: "I was charmed... a very
enjoyable read." Marian Keyes "Friendly insults between musicians,
sacrosanct coffee-and-biscuit breaks, tedious committee meetings:
welcome to the world of the amateur orchestra." BBC Music Magazine
"...a witty and irreverent musical romp, full of characters I'd
love to go for a pint with. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know
the Stockwell Park Orchestra and can't wait for the next book in
the series." Claire King, author of The Night Rainbow "Sharp, witty
and richly entertaining." Lev Parikian, author of Why Do Birds
Suddenly Disappear? "With its retro humour bordering on farce, this
novel offers an escape into the turbulent (and bonkers) world of
the orchestra." Isabel Costello, author of Paris Mon Amour "...a
very funny tale of musical shenanigans set in the febrile
atmosphere of the Stockwell Park Orchestra" Ian Critchley
Prepared for students by renowned professors and noted experts, here are the most extensive and proven study aids available, covering all the major areas of study in college curriculums. Each guide features: up-to-date scholarship; an easy-to-follow narrative outline form; specially designed and formatted pages; and much more.
The International Who's Who in Classical Music 2008 is an
unparalleled source of biographical information on singers,
instrumentalists, composers, conductors and managers. The directory
section lists orchestras, opera companies and other institutions
connected with the classical music world. Each biographical entry
comprises personal information, principal career details,
repertoire, recordings and compositions, and full contact details
where available. Appendices provide contact details for national
orchestras, opera companies, music festivals, music organizations
and major competitions and awards. Entries include individuals
involved in all aspects of the world of classical music: composers,
instrumentalists, singers, arrangers, writers, musicologists,
conductors, directors and managers. Among those listed in this new
edition are Philip Glass, Lang Lang, George Crumb, Evelyn Glennie,
Yo-Yo Ma and Inga Nielsen. Key features: over 8,000 detailed
biographical entries covers the classical and light classical
fields includes both up-and-coming musicians and well-established
names. This book will prove invaluable for anyone in need of
reliable, up-to-date information on the individuals and
organizations involved in classical music.
"Blues: The Basics" gives a brief introduction to a century of the
blues; it is ideal for students and interested listeners who want
to learn more about this treasured American artform. The book is
organized chronologically, focusing on the major eras in blues's
growth and development. It opens with a chapter defining the blues
form and detailing the major genres within it. Next, the author
gives the beginning blues fan points on how to listen to and truly
enjoy the music. The heart of the book traces blues's growth from
its folk origins through early recordings of city blues singers
like Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith and country blues stars like Robert
Johnson and Blind Lemon Jefferson. Finally, the author gives an
overview of the blues scene today. The book concludes with lists of
key recordings, books, and videos.
"Blues: The" "Basics "serves as an excellent introduction to the
players, the music, and the styles that make blues an enduring and
well-loved musical style.
A complete chronology of western classical music, covering the musically fruitful period 1751 to 2000. Entries are arranged by year and include historical highlights, art and literature highlights, births and deaths of pivotal composers, singers, performers, craftsmen, publishers, musical debuts, new positions, prizes and honours awarded, biographical highlights, cultural beginnings, musical literature and compositions. Whether you are looking for information on Bach, Haydn, Mozart, the New York Harmonic Society, Berlioz, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Wagner, the Toronto Musical Society, Humperdink, Souza or a host of others, this two-volume set will be the first and last place you look.
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